In search of an integrative vision for technology :
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[Book]
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interdisciplinary studies in information systems /
First Statement of Responsibility
[edited by] Sytse Strijbos, Andrew Basden.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
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New York :
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Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xix, 310 pages) :
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illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Contemporary systems thinking
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: In Search of an Integrative Vision for Technology; Aspects of Knowledge Representation; Reflecting on the Use of the Concept of Qualifying Function in System Design; Elicitation of Highly Interdisciplinary Knowledge; An Appreciative Critique and Refinement of Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology; The Systems Character of Modern Technology; Communication Without Bounds?; Norms of Communication and the Rise of the Network Society; Evaluation of Systems in Human Practice; Multimodal Investigation of Technology-Aided Human Practice in Business Operations.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Aims to stimulate its readers to consider the 'whole story that is information systems' within the context of an integrative vision of technology. This work integrates disparate areas of debate and research while appreciating the contribution that philosophy can make to such thinking.
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Springer
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978-0-387-32150-9
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Title
In search of an integrative vision for technology.